Symantec
Lost: A $49,000 laptop computer
Oct. 30, 2009
According to Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a lost or stolen laptop PC is more than $49,000. Most of this cost is due to the exposure of sensitive data. The sooner you discover the PC is missing and take action ...
Symantec ties DLP software to third-party security tools
Oct. 27, 2009
Symantec has updated its Data-Loss Prevention Suite so that if the software finds a data issue that needs fixing, it can apply third-party encryption and digital-rights management (DRM) controls to the problem.
Symantec calls 'SpywareGuard' and 'AntiVirus' top scareware threats
Oct. 19, 2009
Fake security software "SpywareGuard" and "AntiVirus" are said to be the top two scareware programs out of about 250 fake security programs detected, according to a Symantec report.
Enterasys revamps Ethernet switches; Symantec names top scareware threats
Oct. 19, 2009
Enterasys revamps Ethernet switches; Symantec names top scareware threats
Active Directory in spotlight 10 years ago
Oct. 13, 2009
In this issue I'd like to take a look back 10 years -- to the October 1999 issues of this newsletter's predecessor, Network World Fusion Focus on Directory Services. The majority of those issues were concerned with the ...
Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs
Oct. 06, 2009
Hackers are paid $140 for installing malware on 1,000 U.S computers. But Russia and former Soviet Bloc countries appear to be off limits.
Anti-malware test in hand, Symantec swats Microsoft Security Essentials
Oct. 01, 2009
Armed with an anti-malware test report that pits Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2009 against Microsoft's just-released Security Essentials software, a top Symantec engineer ripped into the new consumer anti-malware as an ...
Microsoft defends its anti-malware software after Symantec piles on
Oct. 01, 2009
Microsoft is defending the merits of its free Security Essentials anti-malware software after a top Symantec engineer badmouthed the new release.
SMBs unprepared for disasters, Symantec finds
Sep. 28, 2009
Small businesses shouldn't be so confident about their disaster recovery plans, survey founds.
Sticker shock over data-loss prevention products could be short-lived
Sep. 21, 2009
Data-loss prevention products can potentially save organizations a bundle by preventing the escape of sensitive information. But the six-figure starting price for a typical enterprise deployment of host and gateway- ...
Storage software market sees signs of life, but no major recovery
Sep. 14, 2009
Storage software revenue in Q2 is higher than in first quarter, but way off last year's pace.
Symantec adds Quorum antimalware analysis to consumer security software
Sep. 08, 2009
Symantec unveils the 2010 editions of its flagship antimalware consumer software, Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, adding a new type of malware detection and analysis it calls Quorum.
Symantec: Why bigger is better but less is more
Jul. 28, 2009
Symantec likes to point out how much bigger it is than competitors like McAfee, which at $1.6 billion in annual revenue is about a quarter of Symantec's size. But it also has come to recognize that bigness has its ...
Symantec program sends security analysts to customer sites
Jul. 28, 2009
The Cyber Threat Analysis Program places Symantec analysts within an enterprise to analyze and mitigate security threats.
Flash vulnerability allows attack via PDF; AT&T income down despite iPhone
Jul. 23, 2009
Flash vulnerability allows attack via PDF; AT&T income down despite iPhone
Adobe Flash vulnerability allows attack via malicious PDF file
Jul. 22, 2009
Symantec Wednesday said it has identified a PDF file that exploits a previously unknown vulnerability in an Adobe Flash multi-media component.
Symantec adds deduplication to backup software
Jul. 13, 2009
Symantec last week updated its NetBackup software platform by adding de-duplication technology.
Symantec de-duplication strategy targets data growth, virtual machines
Jul. 07, 2009
Symantec is expanding its de-duplication capabilities across several backup products slated to be released this year and in 2010.
Symantec desktop security software boasts reputation analysis
Jul. 06, 2009
Symantec is readying the 2010 editions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, adding to its flagship consumer software a type of malware defense based on what's called reputation analysis.
Bad guys learn a lesson about disaster recovery
Jul. 02, 2009
It didn't take long for spammers to learn their lesson. About seven months after the McColo shutdown took out their command-and-control operations, a similar shutdown last month was anticipated and routed around.
Symantec unveils endpoint protection services
Jun. 23, 2009
Symantec now offers managed endpoint protection services for round-the-clock monitoring and management of computers that use Symantec security products.
Worm-bearing Twitter spam on the loose
Jun. 18, 2009
Twitter spam bearing a worm virus is on the loose today trying to lure Twitter users into opening a malicious file attachment containing malware that could take over Windows-based machines, Symantec is warning.
We're Going to Lake Titicaca!
Jun. 12, 2009
We're Going to Lake Titicaca!
IT execs say 'going green' is essential. Are you ready?
Jun. 05, 2009
A recent worldwide survey commissioned by Symantec says that "going green" is now an essential strategy for most enterprise IT organizations. Ninety-seven percent of the responding companies are in the process of ...
25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data
May. 29, 2009
25 Gigs of Someone Else's Data
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Symantec profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 36
2004 NW200 rank: 41
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
3618 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
49% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
43% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
158 |
| Change from '04 |
|
-70 |
| As percentage of revenue 4 |
|
4 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
25 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
6500 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
23
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
556615 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
16700 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1982 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Mar |
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